Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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Texas |
| Renewal Date: |
Last day of birth month |
| Reporting Period: |
ends at the end of the CPAs birth month, over a three year rolling period |
| Required Hours: |
120 every 3 years with a minimum of 20 per year. |
| Ethics Required: |
Yes. licensees must take a 4-hour board approved ethics course every 2 years. |
| Subject Breakdown: |
At least 50% of CPE must be in technical courses. |
| Credit Limits: |
The maximum credit for instructors is 20 hours in the reporting period with no repetition unless there are substantial changes to the material.
Authorship credits are limited to 10 hours in any CPE reporting period.
If you claim authorship or instruction credits, you must also have a minimum of 20 hours in live classroom credits or self-study credits.
Non-technical courses are limited to no more than 50% of the total CPE credit hours in a three-year reporting period.
Credit for college/university courses is limited to 20 hours per year. |
| Other State Policies: |
All CPE shall be offered by board contracted CPE sponsors.
Credit hours may be claimed from other organizations not recognized as formal CPE sponsors [such as]:
(1) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB);
(2) Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB);
(3) FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF);
(4) AICPA
(5) Financial Executives Institute's Committee on Corporate Reporting (FEI/CCR);
(6) National Association of Accountants' Management Accounting Practices Committee;
(7) Programs specifically approved by the Board on a request basis
NOTE: NASBA sponsors are NOT part of the exception and MUST be registered with the Board. |
| Contact Info: |
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
333 Guadalupe
Tower III, Suite 900
Austin, Texas 78701-3900
USA
Phone: 512-305-7800
Fax: 512-308-7875
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| Web address: |
http://www.tsbpa.state.tx.us |
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